Bhutan made it a frustrating first half for China PR as they defended stoically and limited the hosts to just one goal, scored by Wei Xiangxin in the 34th minute.

However, the South Asian side were not able to maintain the same resilience in the second half as China PR added five more goals to finish with a flourish.

Aibibula Neuraji (47th, 60th), Li Xiang (49th, 90+5) and Yang Xiandong (90+4) got the goals to give China PR their second win, adding to their 2-0 victory against Bahrain on Saturday.

Friday’s fixtures see China PR meeting Maldives with Bahrain playing Korea Republic.

Korea Republic showed they meant business from the start as they looked to build on Monday’s 5-0 success against Bhutan.

Jun Min-seong opened the scoring in the 26th minute with four more goals added by Lee Ji-ho (28th), Kim Eun-seong (34th) and Kim Ji-sung (35th, 43rd) as the East Asian side took a commanding lead into the break.

Bhutan offered little resistance in the second half as Korea Republic increased their intensity.

Park Byeong-chan (87th, 90th+1, 90th+5) hit a late hat-trick with further goals coming from Kim Min-chan (48th), Ji-sung (67th), Lim Ye-chan (72nd, 84th) and Lee Sang-yeon (82nd).